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- 02/19/2009 at 8:37 PM
  princessangrypeppers
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  I’m not sure if rabbit poop is different sized depending on the rabbit, but my current rabbit’s poop is larger than my old one’s. Both rabbits are/were about the same size.
  
  Bamber doesn’t seem to be in any pain or discomfort when he poops, and he is an extremely happy, adventurous, affectionate rabbit, so he’s obviously not acting up, which makes me think there’s no problem. Could it be that’s just how he poops?
  
  Also, sometimes, though not frequently, the poop isn’t a perfect ball.
  
  He’s about 7 months old, and is fed about 1/4 cup of alfalfa-based pellets, unlimited timothy hay (he won’t touch alfalfa hay, even though he is absolutely crazy about alfalfa pellets ), and a little bit of romaine lettuce and cilantro every day.
  
  I got him a little over a month ago, and his poop has always been like this. I plan to take him to the vet soon anyways for his first check-up, but I wanted to know if this is normal or not, to relieve some stress until then.
- 02/19/2009 at 8:53 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Every bun is different but I think this is probably due to his age. Some have reported here that younger bunnies can have larger poop, plus poop more frequently and in larger amounts! You may see it reduce in size over time and as the diet changes. You could try timothy hay and see if he takes to it. By this age and up to 1 year, it’s a good idea to introduce tim hay and get them onto tim based pellets anyway. I dare say, once the fibre increases, the poop will become more regular shaped.
  
  Bamber – cute name!
- 02/19/2009 at 9:21 PM
  princessangrypeppers
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  Okay that’s reassuring, thanks
  
  And yes, I do give him Timothy hay, he just won’t eat alfalfa hay, so now I have this giant bag of alfalfa hay that I cannot use, and yet don’t want to throw away lol.
  
  I do plan to have him transition to timothy based pellets by the time he’s one year old, but for now I’m going to continue with the alfalfa pellets, because he really does love them.
  
  And thanks, I like his name very much, too :] I was planning on naming my rabbit Dragon or Cenhelm (I like naming my rabbit’s impressive or intimidating sounding names, for irony lol), but when I saw him I knew he was a Bamber
- 02/20/2009 at 9:36 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I think that sounds fine. It’s important to study their poop-so you know what’s normal for them (and being able to tell them apart is great too!) so you know when something is abnormal.
  
  I think your ready for your diploma in “lagopoopology”
  
  Advanced degrees available when you can identify what they ate by their poop
- 02/20/2009 at 8:29 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  Hi and welcome princessangrypeppers! Here is a good article to read up on and yes the title really is “The Mystery of Poop” by Dana Krempels.
  
  http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html
- 02/21/2009 at 11:02 AM
  bunnytowne
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  could you donate the alfalfa hay to a rabbit rescue or humane society that takes rabbits? I wouldnt’ want to throw it out either.
- 02/21/2009 at 2:24 PM
  princessangrypeppers
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  Thanks everyone.
  
  Bunnytowne: I was thinking of doing that, too. But I used a little bit of the alfalfa hay before I realized Bamber wasn’t eating it. It’s like 97% full, but do rabbit rescues take hay that’s been partially used?
- 02/22/2009 at 2:55 AM
  BinkyBunny
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  I do know around here that humane societies and SPCA will not take packages of food that have been opened, but rabbit rescues might.
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